| Floyd County, Iowa | |
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 Location in the state of Iowa |
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 Iowa's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1851 |
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| Seat | Charles City |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
501 sq mi (1,298 km²) 501 sq mi (1,296 km²) 1 sq mi (2 km²), 0. The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Charles City is a city in Floyd County, Iowa, United States. The population was 7812 at the 2000 census Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 15% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
16,900 34/sq mi (13/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.floydcoia.org | |
Floyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Daylight saving time ( DST A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. It was established in 1854 and was named for Sgt. Charles Floyd of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, who died in 1804 near what is now Sioux City, Iowa, and who was the only member thereof to die on the Expedition. Charles Floyd (1782 &ndash August 20, 1804) was a United States Explorer, a non-commissioned officer in the U Sioux City (ˌsuːˈsɪti is a city located in northwest Iowa in the United States. The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. As of 2000, the population is 16,900. Its county seat is Charles City. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Charles City is a city in Floyd County, Iowa, United States. The population was 7812 at the 2000 census [1]
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 501 square miles (1,298 km²), of which, 501 square miles (1,296 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 15%) is water.
Major highways
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Adjacent counties
- Mitchell County (north)
- Chickasaw County (east)
- Butler County (south)
- Cerro Gordo County (west)
- Howard County (northeast)
- Bremer County (southeast)
- Franklin County (southwest)
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 17,754 |
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| 1910 | 17,119 | -3. 6% | |
| 1920 | 18,860 | 10. 2% | |
| 1930 | 19,524 | 3. 5% | |
| 1940 | 20,169 | 3. 3% | |
| 1950 | 21,505 | 6. 6% | |
| 1960 | 21,102 | -1. 9% | |
| 1970 | 19,860 | -5. 9% | |
| 1980 | 19,597 | -1. 3% | |
| 1990 | 17,058 | -13. 0% | |
| 2000 | 16,900 | -0. 9% | |
| IA Counties 1900-1990 | |||
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 16,900 people, 6,828 households, and 4,711 families residing in the county. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 34 people per square mile (13/km²). Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There were 7,317 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98. 11% White, 0. 23% Black or African American, 0. 09% Native American, 0. 43% Asian, 0. 09% Pacific Islander, 0. 44% from other races, and 0. 60% from two or more races. 1. 31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 6,828 households out of which 30. 50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57. 70% were married couples living together, 7. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31. 00% were non-families. 28. 00% of all households were made up of individuals and 14. 60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 40 and the average family size was 2. 92.
In the county the population was spread out with 25. 10% under the age of 18, 7. 00% from 18 to 24, 24. 40% from 25 to 44, 24. 20% from 45 to 64, and 19. 20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93. 50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90. 40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,237, and the median income for a family was $41,133. Males had a median income of $30,285 versus $20,867 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,091. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 6. 50% of families and 9. 30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 00% of those under age 18 and 5. 70% of those age 65 or over.